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6Rick Porcello, DET, SP23
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Burch Smith struggles again
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(1:06 am ET) Padres starting pitcher Burch Smith could not make it out of the second inning Wednesday, in his third major-league start.

He surrendered three runs in the first inning, on three hits and three walks, and then gave up singles to the first two hitters he faced in the second inning before being pulled. One of those runners would come around to score, leaving Smith with four earned runs on five hits and three walks in one inning of work.

This is the second time in three starts Smith has been unable to get out of the second inning. He threw 42 pitches in the outing, as his ERA rose to 18.41. Smith earned the loss, in a 5-3 game.

Smith is not assured another turn in the rotation with how poorly he has pitched, but he is currently scheduled to start Tuesday against the Mariners. 


Tyler Lyons silences Padres in major-league debut
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(12:57 am ET) Recently recalled Cardinals pitcher Tyler Lyons made his first career start Wednesday at pitcher-friendly Petco Park against the Padres.

He held the Padres to a run on a Jedd Gyorko solo home run in the seventh inning, while scattering four hits and a walk. He struck out four and needed just 81 pitches to finish his seven innings of a 5-3 win.

Lyons' win was the 11th by a Cardinals' rookie pitcher this season. He is expected to make his second start Tuesday against the Royals in Kansas City. 


Jason Castro gets three hits
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(12:52 am ET) Astros catcher Jason Castro raised his batting average nearly 15 points Wednesday with a three-hit effort against the Royals.

Castro went 3 for 4 with an RBI double and a run scored in a 3-1 victory. He is hitting .252 with two multi-hit games in his last four.


J.D. Martinez powers Astros to win
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(12:49 am ET) Astros outfielder J.D. Martinez continued to turn his season around Wednesday against the Royals, as he hit his fourth home run in a 3-1 win.

Martinez went 2 for 4 with a two-run home run in the first-inning for his second multi-hit game in as many nights. He finished with two RBI and a run scored.

He is batting .255 since being recalled from Triple-A at the beginning of May, with two home runs and seven RBI in 13 games. 


Delmon Young still going deep
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(12:48 am ET) Phillies outfielder Delmon Young continues to heat up, as he had his second homer in as many days Wednesday against the Marlins.

Young opened the scoring with a solo home run to left center in the fourth inning, providing the winning run in a 3-0 final. He ended up going 2 for 4 with two runs scored and one driven in.

Young is hitting just .233 on the season, but has raised his average 41 points in the last 24 hours. 


Jose Valverde throws in non-save situation
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(12:45 am ET) Tigers closer Jose Valverde pitched the ninth inning in a non-save situation Wednesday in a rain-delayed win at Cleveland. 

Valverde went 1-2-3 with a strikeout and his ERA is at 0.90. He's gone 4 for 5 in save situations thus far for Detroit.


Ubaldo Jimenez hit hard by Tigers
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(12:36 am ET) Indians starter Ubaldo Jimenez was hit hard Wednesday at home against the Tigers. Jimenez gave up two runs in the first inning and four in the the third and was done after four innings. 

Jimenez (3-3) took the loss as he allowed six earned runs on seven hits and three walks. He threw 96 pitches, 58 for strikes, and struck out three. His ERA is 6.04.

He had given up two or fewer runs in four-straight outings, winning three of them, before Wednesday. He does have 47 Ks over 44 2/3 innings. He'll look to bounce back Monday at Cincinnati.


Justin Verlander wins despite rough outing, rain delay
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(12:35 am ET) Tigers starter Justin Verlander was given a 2-0 lead to begin the game in Cleveland Wednesday night. By the end of the second inning he gave it back.

Detroit then scored four times for him in the third inning and three more in the fifth for a 9-2 lead. Verlander uncharacteristically gave back some of those runs. He allowed an RBI single to Michael Brantley in the fifth followed by a Carlos Santana two-run homer before the game went into a rain delay.

Verlander came back after the delay to get the final two outs of the fifth inning to qualify for the win and improve to 5-4. The ace gave up five runs on 10 hits and a walk in five innings with nine strikeouts over 110 pitches. His ERA is 3.66.

Verlander has back-to-back poor starts and is 1-2 in his last three outings. He's given up 16 runs over a span of 12 2/3 innings in his last three starts. He next starts Monday against Pittsburgh.

Delmon Young provides power again
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com
(12:03 am ET) Phillies outfielder Delmon Young had his second homer in as many days Wednesday against the Marlins.

Young opened the scoring with a solo home run to left center in the fourth inning, providing the winning run in a 3-0 final. He went 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI.

Young is hitting .233 but has raised his average 41 points in the last 24 hours. 


Josh Phegley making noise at Triple-A
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(12:03 am ET) Triple-A Charlotte catcher Josh Phegley has a .333 average, 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 28 RBI and the 25-year-old has impressed many in the White Sox organization.

Still, Chicago is OK with what they have at the major league level right now. 

"When you make a switch at an integral position like that, you have to look at sort of the potential of the unintended consequences," general manager Rich Hahn told MLB.com Wednesday. "It's not just an offensive change. There's also a very important defensive component. We are on a good roll right now from what our pitchers are doing. Nor is it reasonable to say, 'All right, Josh is hitting (.333) in Triple-A so come up here and do the same thing in his major-league debut and then take over this pitching staff and let's go. That being said, I do think that Josh is showing himself capable of potentially being an impact catcher at the major-league level."


 
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